Families invited to 'Spring on the Farm'

Heritage Farm will host "Spring on the Farm," a celebration of life in the home and preparation for spring planting, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 18. The event is designed to be a fun and learning experience for the entire family; admission is free.

The day will begin with a bake sale featuring the famous Heritage Farm kolaches. This will bring back memories of your mom or grandmother baking kolaches on Saturday morning. A Pancake Breakfast will held from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. with chicken booyah, hamburgers, hot dogs , fantastic desserts, milk and coffee.

The Pavilion will be the site of the Toy Show and will feature six vendors including Dale Swoboda, an avid collector of children's toys who will be available to give appraisals of your toys free of charge. It is a great opportunity for you to find out the value of your toys or your children's toys. Many other vendors will feature wine bottles and crafts.

This year Baylake Bank's Cowabunga Club (savings club for children to age 12) will coordinate the children's activities with the Heritage Farm. There will be many activities for them, including painting flower pots, planting seeds, face painting, coloring contest and many other activities. A petting zoo with spring animals, pedal tractor display and race, a Cow Corral for photos and many other hands-on demonstrations.

Blacksmiths Al Briggs and Don Brusky will be working in the Blacksmith Shop creating items for purchase or items they are presently creating. They will exhibit their latest project, an antique doctor's buggy completely refurbished.

Demonstrations in the stable area will include washing clothes as the early settlers did their laundry and making root beer, ice cream and homemade noodles. Pat Prange will teach how to make a beautiful braided rug from an old blanket, and Voni Kinjerski will teach how to sew on an old treadle machine. The early settlers had to be very self-sufficient and utilize everything possible.

The 1876 Czech home will be open and will feature the Buchanan Bedroom. The Buchanans generously gave the beautiful furniture in the room. The home is of log construction which is evident in the parlor. Step back in time in the pantry where Grandma would prepare all the food for the family.